Hairpin



Nov. '30 1926.

O. F. BECKER HAIRP-IN- Filed Nov. 19, 1925 A'ITORN Patented Nov. 30,1926.

o'rro r. BECKER, or YonK, N. Y.

HAIRPI N.

Application filed November 19, 1925. Serial No. 63,950.

cooperating with the shanks of the pin for engaging a predeterminedamount of hair and locking the same within and between the separateparts of the pin; a further object being to provide the movable part ofthe pin with ornamental means, which also functions to conceal orsubstantially conceal the hair pin proper, as well as the movable partthereof; and with these and other objects in View, the inventionconsists in a hair pin of the class and for the purpose specified whichis simple in construction and operation, and eliicient in use, and whichs constructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate partsof my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters ineach of the views, and in which Fig. 1 is a face view of one form ofhair pin made according to my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side edge view otthe pin shown .in Fig, 1 with the movablepart shown in different position in full lines' Fig. 3 is a section onthe line 33 of F 2.

Fig. 1 is a View similar to Fig. 1 but showing a modified form of pin.

Fig. 5 is a side edge view of the pin shown in Fig. 4:. v v

6 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing another modification; and, 1

Fig. 7 is a side edge View of the structure shown in Fig. 6.

In Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, I have shown one form of hair pin comprisinga hair pin body 10 of conventional general form, the crosshead of thepin in the construction shown, being twisted into spiral arrangement asseen at 11 to form a tubular bear ing and support for a lock member 12the crosshead of which is mounted in the bear ing 11 or the crosshead ofthe pin 10. The side portions of the member 12 project in U-fashion, andthe ends 13 of said side portions terminate in hook-shaped form asclearly seen in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The member 12 is pivoted to thecrosshead or hearing 11 of the pin 10. and in the use of the pin, thehair pin body proper 10 is insert-ed into the hair in the usual mannerwith the member 12 in the position shown in Fig. 1, and indicated indotted lines in Fig. 2. After the pin has been placed in properposition, the member 12 is swung upon the pivot 11 into the positionshown in full lines in Fig. 2, in which operation, a part of the hairadjacent the crosshead portion of the pin 10 proper, enters the loops 11 formed within the hook-shaped ends 13; and this hair so gathered, isclamped be tween the side portions of the member 12 and the hair pin 10adjacent the crosshead end 11 thereof at the point 15, indicated in Fig.2 of the drawing. The side portions of the member 12 are preferablyrecessed to engage the shank of the pin 10 to provide a lock engagementbetween the separate parts as seen at 16 in Fig. 3 ot the drawing.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that when the member 12 is movedinto the full line position shown in Fig. 2, the pin is retained againstdisplacementfrom the hair in the clamping of the hair between theseparate parts of the hair pin at the point 15'. When it is desirable torelease the pin from the hair, the member 12 is returned to the positionshown in dotted lines ii -Fig. 2, and the hair previously grasped isreleased in this operation, and the hair pin may then be readily removedfrom the hair without trouble.

It will be understood that the device shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusivewill be preferably made of metal, but any desirable material may beemployed such as the usual materials employed in the construction ofhair pins, as for example, celluloid. In Figs. 5 and 5 out the drawing,I have shown a modified form of hair pin which might readily beconstructed from celluloid or similar material, or made from metal if desired. In this construction, 17 represents the pin proper which isprovided at the crosshead end with a sleeve like bearing 18 forming akeeper and pivot for a lock member 19, which in the construction shown,is in the form of a closed loop, the pivoted end portion of which hasconverging side members 20, the ends of which are extended laterally asseen at 21 and join the side por- Ill) tions of a V-shaped end member 21which is offset with relation to the pivoted end of the member 19 toform a substantial hook end for engagement with the hair in the use ofthe pin, to bring the hair between the side portions 20 of the member 19and the shanks of the pin 17 at the point 22, Fig. 5.

The use of the device shown in Figs. 4 and 5 will be precisely the sameas that of the use of the device s: iwn in 1 to 3 inclusive, thedistinctive difi'erence between the de ices being that the hook member21 is closed while the hook ends 13 are open, and the pivot or the lockmember 19 is difierent from the pivot of the lock member 12.

In Figs. 6 and 7, I have shown another modification in which I employ inconnection with a pin structure such as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, anornamental dc ice 23 of any kind or class, such for example as abarrette. This device :23 is mounted upon and secured to the lock member19 or the side portions 20 thereof as clearly seen in Fig. 7 oi thedrawing. The device in addition to providing ornamentation for the hair,also operates to conceal or partially conceal the hair pin 17, and thelock member 19, when the device is in use.

It will also be apparent that my improved hair pin construction may beemployed for the purpose of supporting head or hair decorative devicesof any kind or class in connection with the hair, in addition to theutility of said device as a hair pin and while I have shown certaindetails of construction "for carrying my invention into eileet, it willbe apparent that I am not necessarily limited to the several structuraldetails herein shown and described, and. various changes therein andmodifications thereof may be made within the scope of the appendedclaims without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificingits advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

, 1. A hair pin, the crosshead portion of which is provided with acylindricalkeeper, fashioned from the material thereof, a lock membercoupled with said pin by said keeper, said lock member being movablewith respect to the pin for engaging and re taining a predeterminedamount of hair within and between said member and pin.

2. A hair pin, the crosshead portion of which is provided with acylindrical keeper fashioned from the material thereof, a lock membercoupled with said pin by said keeper, said lock member being movablewith respect to the pin for engaging and retaining a predetern'iinedamount of hair within and between said member and pin, and said lockmember having ornamental means.

8. A hair pin, the crosshead portion of which is provided with a keeper,a lock member rotatably mounted in connection with the keeper of the pinand the projecting portion of which is hook-shaped in form and adaptedto be passed between the side members of the hair pin adjacent the crosshead and to trictionally engage said side members to retain the lockmember against accidental displacement.

i. A hair pin, the crosshead portion of which is provided with a keeper,a lock member rotatably mounted in connection ith the keeper of the pinand the projecting portion of which is hookshaped in form and adapted tobe passed between the side members of the hair pin adjacent thecrosshead and to frictionally engage said side members to retain thelock member against accidental displacen'ient, an l said lock memberwhen in operative )OSitlOil being adapted to firmly engage a body ofhair positioned between the same and the side members of the pin and tolock the pin against displacement from the hair.

A hair pin, the crosshead portion oi .which is fashioned to form acylindrical bearing, a lock member comprising side members joined at oneend in a hook-shaped portion and the other ends of said side membersengaging said bearing to permit of retation of the lock memberrelatively to the crosshead of the pin, and the side portions of thelock member being adapted to frictionally pass within and between theside members of the pin to retain said lock member against accidentaldisplacement when in operative position. I

6. .A hair pin the crosshead portion of which is Fashioned to form acylindrical hearing, a lock member comprising side members joined at oneend in a hook-shaped portion and the other ends of said side membersengaging said hearing to permit of rotation of the lock memberrelatively to the crosshead of the'pin, the side portions of the lockmember being adapted to trictionally pass within and between the sidemembers of the pin to retain said lock member against accidentaldisplacement when in operative position, and a part independent of thehair pin. and secured to said lock member.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname. this 17th day of Nov. 1925.

OTTO F. BECKER.

